The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 898
Zhao Yanxun left the lecture hall, but he was not in a hurry to return to the palace, instead he took a carriage and headed out of the city.

After finally getting out of the palace, he naturally wanted to take a look outside.

The first place to go is the Gongbu workshop outside the city, where explosives and artillery are being manufactured.

He had been there in mid-June, and the gunpowder was being produced normally, but the development of the artillery was too slow.

There was some good news, but when the actual test was carried out, there were all accidents.

Either the chamber exploded, or a "dud bomb" was fired, or the shells fired were extremely weak and had a very short range.

So now, the Ministry of Industry recently reported that the artillery has been guaranteed not to explode, so Zhao Yanxun wanted to take a look.

Now that the production of gunpowder is stable, all the explosive kits produced are sent to the northwest front. Zhao Yanxun uses the power of science and technology to strengthen the defense of the northwest.

About 20 minutes later, Zhao Yanxun's carriage arrived outside the workshop.

This is a heavily guarded building complex, surrounded by high walls, and guard soldiers patrolling back and forth.

The emperor's frame arrived, and all the officials in the workshop came out to welcome him. The leader was Zhang Junru, a former Taoist priest, who now holds the title of master in the Ministry of Industry.

After some greetings, Zhao Yanxun was welcomed into the workshop, and then he went directly to the testing ground.

The so-called cannon looks very sloppy right now, the cannon body is simply poured from molten iron, and its shape is roughly the same as what Zhao Yanxun saw in his previous life.

When he got closer, Zhao Yanxun could easily find that the cannon body had been reinforced, so he didn't have to worry about the bombing.

"How far can you hit this time?" Zhao Yanxun asked.

"About a hundred steps..." Zhang Junru was very embarrassed.

The distance of a hundred steps is not as far as a bow and arrow, so he really felt embarrassed.

"How many can be fried?"

There is no guarantee that all the shells fired will explode, so Zhao Yanxun asked this question.

"About thirty percent..."

These two questions alone show how unreliable this artillery is now, but even so, it still needs to be developed. After all, science and technology are the primary productive forces.

"The emperor wants to try shooting?"

This question is purely superfluous, after all, Zhao Yanxun came here specially, so naturally it depends on the test firing situation.

Sitting back on the dragon chair, Zhao Yanxun calmly said: "Try it!"

Zhang Junru immediately went to make arrangements, and the guards beside Zhao Yanxun were ready to cover their ears, after all, they had suffered a lot when they came here before.

With a wave of Zhang Junru's hand, the fuse of the cannon in the distance was ignited by the sergeant, followed by a deafening sound.

And then... there's no more, it's a dud.

Zhang Junru was especially embarrassed, but fortunately Zhao Yanxun didn't say anything, which made him feel a little better.

Followed by the second shot, the third shot...

It was not until the fifth round that the cannonball exploded in the distance, but the power was really not flattering.

The results of this test firing are really touching, but fortunately, there is no explosion, which can be regarded as an improvement.

"Go to the gunpowder workshop!" Zhao Yanxun stood up.

Looking at it further, he was afraid that he couldn't help cursing.

Judging from the situation of these few times, there is still a long way to go before the artillery can form combat effectiveness, and it is temporarily hopeless.

Or simply modify the catapult and use it to project explosives, it seems to be more reliable.

With this in mind, Zhao Yanxun went to the gunpowder workshop.

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In the palace, it was already evening, and the concubines left the palace one after another. After going to Changchun Palace together, they will be led by the queen to Yanshou Palace to pay their respects.

The concubines gathered together and were chattering at the moment, and Tiya was undoubtedly the loudest one.

Now that the relationship between Dajin and the Xiongnu has been repaired, the attitude of the people in the harem towards Tiya has changed, and it has returned to its previous appearance.

After this incident, Tia grew up a lot, and she also saw the true colors of many people in the harem.

Of course, she also made her best friend, who was Concubine Rong who was having a good chat with her at the moment.

In essence, the two of them are actually very similar, both of them have the same thoughts, so they can talk freely with each other.

At this moment, Tiya was introducing the scenery on the grassland, and when she was talking vigorously, she saw Zhang Fengxiu who came in a hurry and almost bumped into Hou Shiyun who was pregnant.

Zhang Fengxiu won the heart of the Empress Dowager, even though she was only a concubine, she had a supernatural status, so she naturally ran amok in the harem.

Hou Shiyun died in the whole family, and had been extremely careful in the harem, so naturally she kept silent at this moment, and then moved to the other side.

But Tiya couldn't understand the scene just now, so she turned to Zhang Fengxiu and shouted, "Concubine Hui, come here!"

While greeting her good sister, Zhang Fengxiu only glanced at Tiya, and then ignored him at all.

"Do you understand the rules, how dare I refuse to tell you?" Tia scolded angrily.

"Hefei Empress, why... want to put on airs in front of me as a concubine?" Zhang Fengxiu sneered.

The few low-ranking concubines around her were all laughing at the moment, looking a bit like a dog's leg.

"You almost bumped into Concubine Yu just now!"

Concubine Yu is the title of Hou Shiyun. If she can give birth to a prince, the title will be raised by one level as usual.

"It's not that I didn't hit it, what do you want?" Zhang Fengxiu was very annoying, but felt that Tiya was meddling in her own business.

"Apologize to Concubine Yu!" Tia took two steps forward, and she had already clenched her fists.

It's not that good at beating men, but among all the women, she is the undoubted bully.

Not to mention, seeing her take two steps forward, Zhang Fengxiu was forced to retreat unconsciously, secretly calling Tiya a barbarian of the Huns.

As a good friend, Huang Rongrong would never want to see Tiya make a mistake. At this moment, she also took two steps forward and said, "Concubine Hui, I did something wrong, what's the big deal about apologizing?"

"Concubine Yu is an old man in the palace. If the emperor knows that you are bullying others, I will see how you end up!"

For Tiya, Huang Rongrong and Huang Rongrong like to show their desire to protect, so that they can perform supernormally and speak politely.

Who is Huang Rongrong?That was the fierce person who had slapped Zhang Fengxiu in public, her words were naturally extremely lethal.

For a while, Zhang Fengxiu was at a loss for words, and was really frightened by Huang Rongrong.

"Sister Concubine Yu, I was reckless just now, don't blame me!" Zhang Fengxiu said reluctantly.

Hou Shiyun didn't want to provoke trouble at all, Zhang Fengxiu chose to apologize at this moment, she just hoped that the matter would pass as soon as possible.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's my fault for not paying attention!"

In the past, Hou Shiyun had various ideas, but now she just wants to give birth to an heir with peace of mind, and then devote herself to raising the child.

Seeing Zhang Fengxiu's soft clothes, Tiya and Huang Rongrong looked at each other and smiled. This successful cooperation made them very happy.

There was intrigue outside, but in the side hall of Changchun Palace, Xue Baoyun was discussing matters with Lin Jingyu.

All the pests in the government offices of the inner court need to be cleaned up by Xue Baoyun, and she has been busy during this time.

So busy that she had to find someone to help, and in the harem she could only find Lin Jingyu.

It took more than half a month for the two to consult and judge together. A total of 35 people were executed in various government offices of the inner court, 120 and 350 people were sent to prison and exiled, and another [-] and [-] people received court rods.

The affairs in the harem were glamorous on the surface, and a lot of things came out after one investigation, which can be said to be an eye-opener for Xue Baoyun.

What made her most angry was that as a queen, she only had four dishes and one soup every meal, while the eunuchs and female officials below ate delicacies from mountains and seas, which made the frugality of the concubines a joke.

"These things are settled like this!"

Picking up the teacup, Lin Jingyu smiled and said, "It's all up to the Queen to decide!"

(End of this chapter)